Earthquake details

Monday, March 7, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Monday, March 7, 1966 at 01:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hınıs (Turkey - TR), about 19.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 41.628 and latitude 39.186.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	39.186, 41.628
UTC time	1966-03-07 01:16:09.300

Location	Hınıs
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1966-03-07

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Hınıs	19.9 km
Muş	52.1 km
Bulanık	56.7 km
Erzurum	85.9 km
Ahlat	88.4 km
Tatvan	95.8 km
Bitlis	96.8 km
Bingöl	103.6 km
Adilcevaz	104.7 km
Patnos	106.1 km
Kozluk	111.5 km
Miepherkeim	128.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Erzurum Turkey · 2026-01-02 22:56 UTC	92.9 km
M 4.3 Erzurum Turkey · 2025-08-22 09:31 UTC	53.0 km
M 4.2 Hınıs Turkey · 2025-07-02 13:58 UTC	62.9 km

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